Glances in "Holidays" Category

A Day to Celebrate

Israeli families celebrate Independence Day in the Oz and Gaon Reserve in Gush Etzion on April 22, 2026. Photo by Shira Hershkop/TPS-IL

Raising the Flag

In an annual Memorial Day event, Israelis run through the Golan Heights stopping at various memorials to hear stories of fallen soldiers on ...

Moment of Silence

Israelis in Tel Aviv's Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery pause during a nationwide minute of silence in tribute to fallen soldiers on Memorial ...

Solemn Remembrance

Israelis honor the memory of fallen soldiers at a torch-lighting ceremony at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl Military Cemetery on April 20, 2026. ...

Pausing in Remembrance

Traffic comes to a standstill on a Tel Aviv highway as a siren sounds a two-minute moment of silence commemorating the six million Jews ...

Flames of Faith and Freedom

Jews in Jerusalem burn their unleavened bread on the eve of Passover on April 1. Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS-IL

Sweet Traditions Take Shape

A Palestinian woman in Gaza City prepares traditional cookies on March 16, 2026 for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end ...

Party Hats and Police Tape

In a study in contrasts, Israeli emergency responders inspect a building damaged by falling shrapnel from an Iranian barrage in Kiryat Ono, ...

Thumbs Up to Joy

Despite war, Israelis in Bnei Brak celebrate the holiday of Purim on March 3, 2026. The holiday celebrates the Jewish people’s survival ...

Tradition and Duty

Israeli soldiers stationed in the Askar Palestinian refugee camp near Shechem (Nablus) celebrate the holiday of Purim with a reading of the ...